The Ask Anna Blog

How to Save and Feature your Kids’ Artwork {Gift idea}

Do your kids bring home piles and piles of artwork? I feel like since day 1 of Pre-K our house has been flooded with artwork every week. You’ve probably figured out by now that I’m not one to keep piles and piles of papers, even when it’s my child’s school work, however I came up with, what I think is, a pretty cool idea for how to hold onto their artwork, and display it in your home. For the last 3 years I’ve been collecting Malea’s art projects, cute notes and other random things she made at school or at… Read More

Coffee Table Makeover – Goodbye 80’s

When I was making changes to our living room, one of the things you all suggested, was that I needed to get a larger coffee table, and most of you mentioned a square coffee table would look nice. As much as I was sad to move the one we made out of the living room, I definitely agreed that it was the wrong size/shape. I started looking around online for square coffee tables, because I knew this time I didn’t have time to build one, but they were all SO expensive. And then I went on Craigslist and found the… Read More

10 Delicious Thanksgiving Side Dishes

I’m not sure if my favorite thing about Thanksgiving is the turkey or the side dishes. When I think about Thanksgivings from my childhood the thing I still remember is my aunt’s sweet potato casserole. I always love the traditional side dishes but it’s fun to find new ones too, which is why today I’m sharing a roundup of delicious Thanksgiving side dishes, perfect for switching it up this Thanksgiving! To get the recipes click on the name of each dish to take you to the original post. Grits Casserole This has always been a favorite in the Moseley household…. Read More

Tips for Storing and Organizing Halloween Decorations

I can’t believe that October has already flown by and we’ll be packing away Halloween decorations in just a few days. Hi, Susan from Organized 31 here to share some of my favorites tips for storing and organizing Halloween decorations. It’s important to me to protect my decorations when they’re packed away for eleven months of each year and just as important to have them organized and easy to find next year. As part of a military family, I have 25+ moves under my belt. Since we move all the time, it’s important to my family to maintain family traditions… Read More

The BEST Corn Chowder You’ll Ever Eat (my Mom’s family recipe)

As a kid I loved Halloween for many reasons. Dressing up was always fun, running around in the streets with my friends was awesome, getting a TON of candy was amazing, but the highlight of the night was always coming back home to a warm house and my mom’s corn chowder. I remember coming home on cold Halloween nights, and my friends and I would gather around the table to devour large bowls of my mom’s famous corn chowder, which is the BEST corn chowder you’ll ever taste (seriously)! In honor of Halloween quickly approaching I thought I’d share this… Read More

Christmas Tree Clean Up (a Cleaning Hack)

I have to be honest, this wasn’t my idea, and after 13 years of buying my own Christmas tree, I wish I’d come up with it on my own! Last year when we went to pick up our Christmas tree, the guy at the lot asked me if I knew the best way to not make a mess of the needles. Of course I would’ve liked to have said “yes”, but being honest I said “no, but I’d love to hear it.” And that’s when he proceeded to tell me something that was so smart/simple, that I wanted to smack… Read More